Mountain Of The Red Flame, by Witchsteel

Mountain Of The Red Flame

by Witchsteel

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CURUMIR Now this is some serious DS. Epic as hell. Great work

Kaptain Carbon Mountain of the Red Flame is the only release from Witchsteel and for a debut, it is striking in its competency. Worshipping the sounds of classic dungeon synth such as Depressive Silence, Witchsteel surrounds themselves in fantasy sound clips and mournful synths that resonate over lonely mountains. Favorite track: Below The Blackened Mines Befallen.

Gabriel Tamas Brilliant, atmospheric Dungeon Synth in the vein of the Old School masters, yet updated enough to not seem a simple carbon copy. Witchsteel manages to bring the Tolkien references and old school DS together again in a time where DS seems to lose its identity more and more. This is a brilliant return to roots and delivers a proper dark and moody atmosphere Favorite track: Rhûn.

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1.	When The Nine Is Abroad 05:27	buy track
2.	Below The Blackened Mines Befallen 05:54	buy track
3.	Road Go Ever On 04:12	buy track
4.	Rhûn 03:38	buy track
5.	In The Shadow Of Fangorn 08:50	buy track
6.	Magic Mirror 04:41	buy track
7.	Beacons Of Gondor (Bonus track) 04:32	buy track

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Epic tolkienite dungeon synth in accordance with the noble traditions, and certainly not holding back on the grand atmospheres and yearning moods.

Unashamedly a worship album in honour of the legendary dungeon synth project Thangorodrim, which means these are not cover versions, but rather the artist trying to take a single source as inspiration in creating his own compositions. And just like the written sources have confirmed Thangorodrim was also indulging in worship of Mortiis era 1 in a similar fashion, it becomes apparent, that a true artist always adds a signatory expression, even if they are trying to or not. In this case, a fined-tuned sense for engaging melodic compositions and dramatic productions makes Witchsteel a notable contribution within the traditions laid out by the aforementioned projects.

Behind the project is Lord Tetrarch of the venerable dungeon synth project Forgotten Land, which was active in the silent period of the mid-00s as one of very few working on what would later be called dungeon synth. In recent years he has been behind numerous prolific projects on the contemporary scene, including Diplodocus and Mirthquell to name but a few.

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released June 20, 2021

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